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Street parties celebrate end of Spain’s state of emergency
May 10, 2021
Street parties celebrate end of Spain’s state of emergency
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Impromptu street celebrations erupted across Spain as the clock struck midnight on Saturday, when a six-month-long…
Capitol rioters make questionable claims about police
May 10, 2021
Capitol rioters make questionable claims about police
PHOENIX (AP) — Joshua Matthew Black said in a YouTube video that he was protecting the officer at the U.S.…
Tearful reunions mark second Mother’s Day under pandemic
May 10, 2021
Tearful reunions mark second Mother’s Day under pandemic
Last Mother’s Day, they celebrated with bacon and eggs over FaceTime. This time, Jean Codianni of Los Angeles flew to…
As cases grow, India’s vaccination campaign falters
May 9, 2021
As cases grow, India’s vaccination campaign falters
BENGALURU, India (AP) — Since India opened vaccinations to all adults this month, hoping to tame a disastrous coronavirus surge…
Trump’s ‘Big Lie’ imperils Republicans who don’t embrace it
May 9, 2021
Trump’s ‘Big Lie’ imperils Republicans who don’t embrace it
WASHINGTON (AP) — Allegiance to a lie has become a test of loyalty to Donald Trump and a means of…
EU agrees potential 1.8 billion-dose purchase of Pfizer jab
May 9, 2021
EU agrees potential 1.8 billion-dose purchase of Pfizer jab
PORTO, Portugal (AP) — The European Union cemented its support for Pfizer-BioNTech and its novel COVID-19 vaccine technology Saturday by…
Two Tokyo Olympics: Inside and outside the National Stadium
May 9, 2021
Two Tokyo Olympics: Inside and outside the National Stadium
TOKYO (AP) — Seated inside Tokyo’s new $1.4 billion National Stadium, Sebastian Coe again tried to reassure athletes and skeptical…
As US reopens, campuses tighten restrictions for virus
May 9, 2021
As US reopens, campuses tighten restrictions for virus
BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — About a year into mask mandates, nasal swabs and remote classes, the atmosphere turned tense at…
Vaccine deserts: Some countries have no COVID-19 jabs at all
May 9, 2021
Vaccine deserts: Some countries have no COVID-19 jabs at all
N’DJAMENA, Chad (AP) — At the small hospital where Dr. Oumaima Djarma works in Chad’s capital, there are no debates…
States scale back vaccine orders as interest in shots wanes
May 8, 2021
States scale back vaccine orders as interest in shots wanes
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — States asked the federal government this week to withhold staggering amounts of COVID-19 vaccine amid plummeting…